Wall Street. What would Gordon Gekko think today?

[mikejet]

Greed is Good LA Times Article

Interesting article I read yesterday from the screenwriter of Wall Street. He talks about how people misinterpreted Gordon's speech on greed. I went back and reread Gordon's monologue from Wall Street and it's odd how parts of his speech are exactly what is going on today but at the same time it's people like him that have put us where we are.

I leave you with a quote from Gordon Gekko:

The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed -- for lack of a better word -- is good.

Greed is right.

Greed works.

Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

Greed, in all of its forms -- greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge -- has marked the upward surge of mankind.

And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA.